Carl Cox

A musical ambassador since he was in short trousers, a professional DJ since his early teens, a veteran of acid house and a champion of techno, Carl Cox emits a love of his work that is dangerously infectious. Check him when he’s behind the turntables and you can’t mistake his ecstatic visage, dripping with sweat as his head bobs up and down to the beat, his hands pumping the air whenever they’re not manipulating the turntables, his body swaying back and forth, frequently taking to the mike to share word on the latest underground tune he’s about to break.

You name it, Carl’s been there and done it, but he’s never lost sight of the point of it: playing music, breaking tunes, spreading love, celebrating life. In 1977, aged 15, Carl got a set of turntables and began working as a mobile DJ. Disco was the first music that captivated him but by the early 80s Cox had moved on to playing the same music as other young London DJs – rare groove, New York hip-hop and electro. As a founder of the sound, Carl rode the exploding British rave scene.

He played the opening night of Danny Rampling’s legendary Shoom, co-promoted The Project with Paul Oakenfold, held a residency at the Zap Club in Brighton and at the Sunrise rave in 1988, hooked up a third turntable for his dawn-breaking set, got 15,000 kids back on their feet, and established a personal rep for three-deck wizardry. 2008 has been another phenomenally busy year for Carl, taking in venues across the USA, South America, Europe, the Far East, as well as a massive tour of Carls’ current reside Australia, which included the Big Day Out Festivals. He also hit Miami for the Winter Music Conference hosting his Carl Cox & Friends arena for the 4th year running, played various exclusive F1 parties across the world for sponsors Red Bull, played at the much talked about Burning Man festival in Nevada as well as claiming the SW4 crown once again, with his performance at the Clapham Common festival in London.